Category Archives: From a Foreign Field

Reports and thoughts from places and events outside the UK. From festivals to nature walks, events to everyday life.

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Flamenco jazz guitar

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For reasons of personal timetabling we didn’t see any performances focusing on guitar this year until the end of our stay, though there had been several excellent guitarists in support of other artists. So I was particularly looking forward to … Continue reading

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Jerez in the Rain

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It rained. And rained. And, boy, did it rain. It wasn’t as dramatic as the big Atlantic storms are in Cadiz, seas breaking over the city walls, wind whipping the rain down the narrow tunnels of the streets, but it … Continue reading

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Lola

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Lola Flores, the Spanish dancer, singer, actress and film star, was born in the barrio of San Miguel in Jerez de la Frontera in January 1923. As a child she danced in many private houses and penas, but her theatrical … Continue reading

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Camerata Flamenco Project – Amazing

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‘Swing flamenco’ the on-line Festival programme said. Intriguing. I knew nothing of Camerata Flamenco Project but the list of instruments looked interesting – piano, cello, flute, double bass, drums and sax, as well as a singer and a dancer. A … Continue reading

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Old & Young

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We were fortunate (and organised) enough to be at the front of the queue. There were only four men in front of us. We were all waiting for returns and those tickets ordered but not claimed for a concert at the … Continue reading